Betiscoides
# Betiscoides

Betiscoides is a small genus of southern African grasshoppers in the family Lentulidae.

The grasshoppers of the genus Betiscoides have slender or very slender bodies and they are flightless, lacking wings. They have a conical head and the antennae are tapering. They are all found among the reed-like wetland plants of the genus Restio and their common name is the restio grasshoppers. All three species are classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

## Species

There are three species in the genus Betiscoides:

* Betiscoides meridionalis Sjöstedt, 1923 – slender restio grasshopper
* Betiscoides parva Key, 1937 – small restio grasshopper
* Betiscoides sjostedti Key, 1937 – robust restio grasshopper
